Antenna mounting structure

ABSTRACT

A MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR SECURING AN ANTENNA TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF A MOBILE HOME OR THE LIKE. THE STRUCTURE INCLUDES AN ELONGATED TUBULAR POST HAVING A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY FACING VACUUM CUPS SECURED THERETO FOR GRIPPING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MOBILE HOME. AN ADHESIVE IS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE CUPS AND THE EXTERIOR SURFACE TO INCREASE THE BOND THEREBETWEEN.

Oct. 26, 1971 A. F. WARNECKE ANTENNA MOUNTING STRUCTURE Filed March 12, 1970 Abo LPH F: WAQNEQKE- United States Patent Oflice 3,6151)- Patented Oct. 26, 1971 FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the 3,615,066 upper portion of the mounting structure. ANTENNA MO NTIN STRUCTURE Referring to the drawings, a typical mobile home is Adolph F-wal'llecke, 4624 Bragg illustrated and is designated by the numeral 10. The Fayettevlue 28303 5 mobile home is provided with the usual trailer towing Filed g l hgg g f 19,048 hitch 12, and it includes four side walls 14, 1s, 16 and 17,

each having a relatively smooth exterior sheet metal outer Us Cl 248 206 R 1 Chum skin. While all four side walls are relatively smooth in the illustrated embodiment, it will be appreciated that with the present invention, only a portion of the outer skin surface need be smooth, and that the remainder could for ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A mounting structure for securing an antenna to the example be corrugatedexterior surface of a mobile home or the like. The struc- The mounting Structure itself comprises all elongated ture includes an elongated tubular post having a plurality tubular P 20 having a plurality of laterally facing, of laterally facing vacuum cups secured thereto for griplongitudinally Spaced and aligned Vacuum P ping the exterior surface of the mobile home. An adhesive and 25 Secured thereto- The Vacuum P M e of Convenis positioned betw e h cups d the exterior surface tional construction and include a flexible circumferential to increas th b d therebetweem forward flange (e.g. 25a) and a solid rear neck (e.g. 25b), and may be fabricated from rubber or similar resilient material. The cups are adapted to grip the smooth exterior surface of the mobile home when pressed thereagainst to firmly secure the tubular post thereto by suction.

As best seen in FIG. 3, each vacuum cup is attached to the post by means of a threaded member 26 which extends The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an antenna which is particularly useful in attaching an antenna to a mobile home or the like which has a relatlvely.smooth exFenor F through suitable apertures (not shown) in the post. The

It IS conventional attach a.telev1s1h threaded member enters the rear neck portion of each cup tenna mast to the outsrdeskm of a mob1le home b and is threadedly engaged thereby. In the embodiment ilby drilling a hole in the skin and thereafter riveting, boltlustrated cups 22 and 23 are mounted in spaced relation ing, or otherwise securing the mast thereto. The resulting adjaeehtthe lower end of the Post and cups 24 and 25 holes only Present an unslghfl'y aPPearahce when the 30 are mounted in spaced relation adjacent the upper end of Blast 1s l but h also h h entry of Water the post such that the cups are spaced substantially along wind, and foreign materials to the 1ns1de wall areas of the the entire length of the posh home. In addition, since the skin 1s generally of a light The post 20 preferably is of suflieient length to extend gauge Sheet metal the vets bolts are h eashy well above the roof level of the mobile home. An antenna pulled out of the holes by the wind forces achhg oh the 30 is secured by a suitable flange 32 or other conventional p means to the upper end of the post.

It is accordmgly an ob ect of the present 1nvent1on to To supplement the suetiohal engagement between the provide an antenna mounting structure for a mobile home [vacuum cups and Surface Skin of the mobile home, a suit which may be firmly secured to the exterior surface withable adhesive, Such as an epoxy resin, may be positioned out puncturing the sk n surface on the front flange of the cups prior to engagement with It IS a further oblect of h lhvehhoh to Provlde ah the skin. Thus after the cups are pressed against the surh mountmg sthucture Whlch does h mar or e face skin, the adhesive acts to substantially permanently wise disfigure the skin surface, and which may be easily Secure the cups thereto and attached thereto- In the drawings and specification there has been set It is anotherob ect of the present invention to provide forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and a structure whhfh adapted to mount an h though specific terms are employed, they are used in a tenna to a mobile home and whl h 1S c p l of Wlfllgeneric and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of standing wind forces over an extended period of time. limitation.

These and other objects and advantages of the present What is claimed is: invention are achieved in the embodiment illustrated here- 1. In combination with a mobile home or the like havin by the provision of an antenna mounting structure ing a relatively smooth exterior side wall surface and an which comprises an elongated tubular post and a plurality upper roof, a mounting structure securing an antenna to of laterally facing longitudinally spaced vacuum cups se- I Said f e Wall Surface Without puncturing the Same and cured thereto. An adhesive is positioned between the cups eemprlslng and the exterior skin of the mobile home to increase the an elongate tubular P0st extehdlhg Vemcahy adlacent a substantial portion of the height of said side wall surface of said mobile home and upwardly above the roof thereof,

a plurality of laterally facing vacuum cups longitudinally spaced along substantially the entire portion of the bond therebetween.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

Wh1ch post extending adjacent said mobile home side wall 1 1S a Perspectlve of mobhe home havlhg surface and secured by suction to said side wall suran antenna mounting structure incorporating the features face to thereby retain Said tubular post thereon,

0f the Pfelent iIlVeIlllOn Secured thereto; fastener means penetrating said post for fixedly secur- FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the mounting strucing each of said vacuum cups thereto,

ture; and an adhesive positioned between each of said vacuum 3. 4 cups and said side wall surface for substantially per- 3,056,570 10/1962 Slavin 248-43 manently securing said vacuum cups and post there- 3 131 755 5 19 4 Francis g 2 X and 3,442,476 5/1969 Trimble 248-43 an antenna carried at the upper end of said post.

5 J. FRANKLIN FOSS, Primary Examiner References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS .R-

1,856,519 5/1932 Spears 248206 X 2424-42-45 343888 2,557,434 6/1951 Hoverder 248-406 10 

